Last Sunday was the saddest day this year. For the first time in my life, I feel a sense of loss. He was a colleague and a dear friend. During the five months we worked together, we became close buds. When I saw his body lying in the casket, tears started running down on my cheeks. I cannot believe that he'd taken an early departure from this world. He was only 33 years old.
It seems like yesterday when we first met. It was the day we reported to the human resource department at the headquarters to fill out paperwork. When it was over, he came up to me and asked if I could give him a ride back to the city. In the car, he told me about his days as a radio DJ, his experience in living abroad, and the difficulties he’s facing in adjusting to the lifestyle in Taiwan. I can relate to all of the above. We clicked instantly and we playfully named each other “my significant other / my better half.”
I believe that everyone we meet in the course of our lifetime is meant to be. When he resigned from the network soon after Chinese New Year, I was sure that I would see him again. Life is so cruel sometimes. He passed away four days after our last conversation over the phone. It was a late Friday night and I just got off work. He called and told me to meet him at a friend’s house.
“It’s 1:30 AM and it’s pouring rain out there. I’m dead tired and I don’t feel like going anywhere but home.”
We agreed to meet up the following weekend for dinner. If I had known that an accident would take away his life, I would have rushed over to see him.
Last night I went to a wedding. I have to admit that I don’t know the bride too well but we have become colleagues since she joined the network two months ago. She was delighted that I would come to her wedding to give her my best wishes.
“Thank you for being here. I was scared of you when I first met you. Now I know that you just have a very cool appearance but deep down you’re a warm and passionate person.”
In the past year or so, quite a few of my friends have gotten married, including male friends whom I thought would become lifetime bachelors are now married men. Even Prince Charles and Camilla finally tied the knot last week.
This all-too-strange phenomenon makes me wonder: Maybe marriage is a good thing?! Life still can be fun and fabulous as a married woman. Now the question is, “Where is my Prince Charming?”
